Heart Disease • What is Heart Disease? Heart disease is any disorder which affects the heart. Almost half of heart diseases are from coronary heart disease. Coronary heart disease is responsible for 82‚000 deaths in the UK each year – an average of 224 people a day. o Coronary Heart Disease Coronary heart disease affects the coronary arteries‚ which supply the heart muscle itself with the glucose and oxygen that it requires for respiration. • Atheroma Atheroma is a fatty deposit that forms
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registered nurse care manager‚ and two office receptionists all working on a full-time basis. The hospital serves about 80 patients on a daily basis‚ and most of the patients have a diagnosis of various forms of chronic diseases including HTN‚ myocardial infarction‚ heart failure‚ diabetes‚ asthma‚ and obesity. Most of the patients have Medicare‚ Medicaid or private insurance programs‚ while a few have no form of health insurance. The hospital encourages the surrounding community to make the care center
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J 1 J Premenopausal Pelvic mass β-hCG test + Sono: simple cyst + Sono: complex/solid + Acute severe pain © Elmar P. Sakala‚ MD‚ MPH J J (c) Elmar P. Sakala‚ MD MPH (2011) 2 CV disease & Hormone Therapy J Recommendations: HT (E+P) 2003 Critique of WHI study © Elmar P. Sakala‚ MD‚ MPH © Elmar P. Sakala‚ MD‚ MPH (c) Elmar P. Sakala‚ MD MPH (2011) 3 Menopause WHI “WINDOW of OPPORTUNITY” Critical period for maximum response to HT
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TUTORIAL 5 HEART FAILURE Pathophysiology B. Left-sided HF SOB A. Right-sided HF Orthopnea Edema in the feet‚ ankles‚ legs‚ liver‚ & abdomen. If the amount of fluid is fluid accumulates in the abdomen. Fluid accumulation in the liver or stomach nausea & loss of appetite. Eventually‚ food is not absorbed well loss of weight & muscle. This condition is called Cardiac Cachexia Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea Tiredness & weakness A sudden accumulation of a high amount
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with hot peripheries‚ hypotensive BP 90/45 mmHg (MAP 60 mmHg)‚ and tachyopneic at 30breaths/min and tachycardic at 120beats/min. This paper will not only define SIRS/sepsis but will also discuss the clinical manifestations in relation to the pathophysiology of systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS)/sepsis in relation to Mr. Jones. Mr. Jones appeared to be in distressed. He is now using his accessory muscles to breathe‚ crackles are heard on auscultation and there is decreased air entry
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Mohammad is a 41-year-old gentleman‚ unlucky enough to crash his car into a tree at 5.30 am. He smokes a lot but is otherwise healthy. His injuries are significant and include right-sided hemopneumothorax‚ multiple ribs fractures and cerebral contusions. On arrival to Emergency Department he is very unwell; in severe pain‚ pale and diaphoretic with decreased level of consciousness. His vital signs are abnormal and arterial blood gases - concerning. The essay below draws on the case study as described
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blood. Objectives: Learn the location‚ size‚ and position of the heart. Identify the heart chambers‚ sounds‚ and valves. Trace a drop of blood through the heart. Describe the functions of the right and left side of the heart. Explain how myocardial
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1. Discuss the anatomy of the middle mediastinum? middle mediastinum‚ which consists of the pericardium and heart. 2. Describe the pericardium and mention its nerve supply? Taha lecture slides 3 and 5 3. What are the structures that can be affected by cardiomegaly? the lungs and heart are occupy the mediastinum delicately. And the lung is a passive pressure sensitive organ. So the increase in heart size (usually in LV) will variably effect the lung function which will be compressed
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First‚ the rates of myocardial infarction were 0.53% with warfarin‚ 0.72% with 110 mg BID (twice daily) and 0.74% with 150 mg BID Dabigatran Etexilate. Second‚ the major bleeding occurrence observed was 3.36% in people in warfarin‚ 2.71% for patients with 110 mg BID and 3.11% on 150
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. Methylphenidate‚ also commonly known as Ritalin‚ is classified as a central nervous system stimulant‚ which is used for the treatment of both attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and narcolepsy. This drug works by preventing the reuptake of norepinephrine and dopamine‚ which results in the increased activity of these two neurotransmitters within the synaptic space‚ which occurs by modulating the activity of the dopamine transporter and the norepinephrine transporter. The prefrontal cortex
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